Jetpack Joyride is a side-scroller where the object is to make it as far as possible while avoiding zappers, lasers and missiles and collecting as many coins as possible. The controls are simple, you touch the screen anywhere to make the jet pack move up, and release your finger from the screen to lower your jet pack. If you’re hit […]
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Recently I was leaving my local Starbucks when something caught my eye. I happen to look over at the Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week cards and noticed that they were giving away Sesame Street’s Monster at the End of this Book. As a child, The Monster at the End of this Book was one of my favorite picture books. […]
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The premise behind Robot 99 is bizarre to say the least. The back-story goes like this: “Robots live up in the clouds… Sometimes they might miss a step and accidently fall from the sky. Only your fingers can save them!” The game is played by tapping on falling robots. All of the robots have numbers on them, making it easy […]
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Syz E.G is a recently released space shooter designed for the iPad. It was first brought to my attention when Tristan (aka the “main guy” here at CBR) sent me a link with a behind the scenes video of the making of the game. The game came to be as part of a college project. You can tell in the […]
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Cradle of Rome is a match three game, originally for the PC and recently brought to the iPad. The way the game is played is pretty simple. Swap tiles to form rows of three. Some of the tiles are blue, and it’s the player’s job to eliminate these tiles to advance. Cradle of Rome brings something extra to the table […]
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SotA is a unique puzzle game for iOS devices. The game is played by matching four characters in a row by swapping tiles. There are light gray and dark gray tiles featuring images of ancient mystical spirits. Any tiles can be swapped as long as they are the same color. SoTA features a few different ways to play the game. […]
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Zombie Minesweeper is a unique blend of zombie shoot-em-up and the Window’s classic, Minesweeper. In the game you control a girl trying to meet up with her boyfriend during the zombie apocalypse (which for some reason only seems to be effecting the animals). Throughout the game you’ll encounter different items to help you along the way, including a shotgun and […]
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To help promote the release of the new film, Cowboys and Aliens, NBC Universal developed the iOS game Cowboys and Aliens Absolution Training Grounds. The game is a full game, free, and ad free (obviously because its sole purpose is to promote a movie) so I thought I would check it out. The game is a first person shooter, […]
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Max and the Magic Marker has quickly become one of my favorite iOS games. The premise of the game is that Max has drawn a monster that came to life and started causing all sorts of problems in Max’s drawing. You play as max whose only weapon is his magic marker. You control max via the use of on-screen controls. […]
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One great thing I love about my iPhone is that it’s a place where old games can be reborn. There are plenty of classic games that have been rereleased for iOS. The biggest obstacle that these games face is the absence of a physical controller. For some games this works fine (I touched on a couple of these during my […]
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